Does Republican Frank McNulty, a Highlands Ranch Republican, get another two years because Republicans win at least 33 seats or do Democrats capture at least 33 and elect Mark Ferrandino of Denver?

All 65 seats in the House are up, but most are in areas where the voter registration is such the outcome is pretty much known. It’s the remaining races, mostly in the metro area, that are key to determining which party is in power.

UPDATE: Dave Willams had to reschedule his interview for later in the week.

Six finalists vying to fill a recently vacated at-large seat on the Aurora City Council will begin formal interviews Monday evening.

In what’s coined a study session — where councilors gather to “study” issues — Leondray Gholston, Alfonso Nunez, Brad Pierce, Debbie Stafford, Deborah Wallace and Dave Williams (rescheduled his interview) are set to field an array of questions from the mayor and current councilors, which will span from their familiarity with current city issues to prior work experience.

Pierce, Wallace and Williams served on the council in the past. Stafford is a former state legislator, Gholston in 2011 waged a failed bid to become chairman of the Colorado Republican Party and last fall Nunez lost a city council race.

Unlike Denver where there’s two at-large members, Aurora has four at-large members and six ward councilors.

“This spot emphasizes the strength of Steve Hogan’s candidacy and shows that he is clearly the best choice for mayor,” campaign spokesman Sean Walsh said in a news release. “Not only does Steve have the strong backing of Aurora’s police and fire fighters, he has a record of job creation and a plan to keep Aurora on the path to prosperity.”

Frazier is one of six candidates vying to succeed Ed Tauer, who is term limited. The others are Steve Hogan, Debbie Stafford, Sheilah Thomas Davis, Jude Sandvall and Barbara Yamrik. The election is Nov. 1.

Aurora mayoral candidate Steve Hogan set forth a plan that continues to favor a city requirement of hiring two police officers for every 1,000 residents, while making it known that he is against asking voters to fund new rec centers.

Titled “One Aurora,” the plan also makes luring businesses a top priority. Hogan made the announcement on Tuesday at a roundtable discussion with a handful of advisers.

“This is a plan. It’s not a statement that it’s this way or nothing else,” said Hogan.

Other candidates in the running for the mayoral seat are former state Rep. Debbie Stafford, psychotherapist Sheilah Thomas Davis, former Business Advisory Board chair Jude Sandvall and city councilman Ryan Frazier.

Municipal races in Aurora are nonpartisan but just like in Denver, the voters tend to know the party affiliation of their candidates

Stafford ran for the House four times as a Republican and won, but in her last term she switched her party affiliation.

Two other candidates already have announced for the $54,999-a-year job.

Steve Hogan, a former City Councilman and former state representative, once ran for Congress as a Democrat but now is a Republican. The Statesman said conservative Republican Jude Jude Sandvall is a “Tea Party favorite.” Jude Sandvall has been on the floor of the House this year, as a guest of Rep. David Balmer, R-Centennial.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.